Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-27
Holm NJ RARCI Az DEAD

WASHINGTON. Dec. 26-John VI. Barclay,
who has been confined to his bed for nearly
two months, died last evening at lOo,clock
at his late residence, HIP Fourteenth
street Northwest His death had been an
ticipated for a week past, so that it was no
surprise to his family and friends. He lost
consciousness about twenty-four hours be
fore he died John NJ. Barclay was born
Washington City, .July4, 1916 His father,
John ID. Barclay, was Il native of George
town. and at the time of his death in 1910,
he had been n clerk in the treasury de
partment continuously for siXty-six years,
having been appointed during .Jefferson's
ad miniStration in 1894.
John II. Barclay was a pupil of Salmon
p Chase and also of Hamilton Smith.
who succeeded him at the select classical
seminary located in this city, and which
was established 10y the former while law
student with William Writ. Mr.. Barclay
was graduated at Princeton college with
honors in 1893, studied law with William
D. Brent of this city, and was admitted
10 the District bar in 1898. In June of the
latter year he emigrated to Indiana. set
Ting in IaDOrte county, where he after
wards held in the town of Laporte the
offices of town councilman and justice OF
the peace In 1874 he was elected to the
house Of representatives of the Indiana
legislature In the fall of 1s41 he returned
To Washington with his wife and three
children to pay visit to his father, and
dence in Indiana. At that time
the Journey from the west to Wash
ington was made mostly 10y steamboat up
the Ohio river to pittsburg, and thence by
stages until the railroad was struck On
the occasion of his return TO Washington
Mr. Barclay had as companions on his
Journey Abraham Lincoln and his SON
Bob. who afterwards became secretary of
war, and Caleb y. Smith, who was Secre-
tary of the interior under the Lincoln adj
miniStratiOn.
The Wings were in the majority in the
house, and in the organization the dele
cations from Indiana and Illinois Were
allowed to name a clerk They named
Mr.. Barclay, who was made journal clerk.
which place he held continually until
1876. period of nearly thirty years. when
he resigned. In 1861 he compiled and pub
lished what was known rs Barclays
Digest which was adopted as its parlia-
mentary rules by the house of representa-
tives \ son and three daugeters survive
him.
PENSIONS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26-The pension bu-
reau yielded 10 the spirit of the day before
Christmas and issued an unusual number
of pensions:
MiSsouri-Mnors of Jourlain Taylor,
Mansfield. Mexican War-Tabetha j.
widow of Joseph Waters, Dewitt: Ruth j.,
widow OF Hardin r. Manning, Chillicothe:
James II. Barngrover. Bancroft Original
VIM r. Helms. Holden: Samuel C.
Swezey West Plains; Geo. Terrell, Hart
ford. lncreaSe-iienry !. Rehkop. Mine
Ia Motto; Samuel VI. Burt. Meadow: Vii
lis Merrideth, Camden; August Aubu-
chon, -. Joseph. Reissue Elijah Keene.
Tavern. Reissue and increase-Reuben
Earkin, Quincy.
Il}inois-MinorS of Henry C. Crowen,
Rockford. Mexican Warden jamin Bran
lett, EllZabethtown; stephen ID. Davis.
Clay City. InCreaSe-Aarnn J.. Putnam:
Altoona; John Pew. ingraham: Isaac Smith.
IEomSonyille: Henry l.. Williams. Sailors
Springs; ira Blodgett Birmingham: James
Is. Borden, Stonefort; George Weaver
SWanwick. Original - William Beetles
Chicago; Peter Myers Chicago: Washing
ton W. Owen, Camden; Robert CarTick.
Newton: Bernard Struckmann. Sterling;
Jacob Atielter. Trenton. ReisSue-James
q. Hatton, Lorraine.
han>a>-Aiary NJ. widow of Peter Voor-
bees, Parsons. Decentralization Bee
man, Kellogg; Carlos Fuller. WnterSett:
VIM. \. Seymour, keighley: Jasper Ma
lone. Beioit- IncreaSe-Wm. H. Russell.
Douglass; John Ellin-hauS. Douglass
James Dawner. CaHema; LySander Asa.
Gem; John Armstrong. Holton: Henry H.
Hooker, Wilmot; VIM H. Nannocker.
Burlington. ReiSSue-James B. Duck
worth, Topeka: James II. McBurney.
Marion
ArkanSaS-Sarah Page. former widow of
Jourdain Taylor Berryville: minor of
Jourdain TAYLOR, Berryville Mexican war
Nelson Hamei, Newport; Daniel q De
Priest Lonoke. Orginal-ThomaS J
Copeland. Garland
IeXas-MeXican war-Sarah A.. widow
q William Montgomery. Edgewood: Eliz-
ahvth ~. widow OF John ". IL. Patton.
san Antonio; John Harkey. Waco: Thos.
y. Llliard. BoSqueville; James \ Ballard.
ouena Vista. Original-Alfred Graeney.
Gainesville